I've got a relatively new Vertex 2 which is totally fine, but that's still well within the realm of normalcy. However, I've also got a first gen x25-m, and that

I've got a relatively new Vertex 2 which is totally fine, but that's still well within the realm of normalcy. However, I've also got a first gen x25-m, and that is fairly old as far as SSDs go. That one also still works perfectly.